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would be appointed for such a place as that of entomologist it 

 would be one of the noblest things the society could do to recom- 

 mend him. 



Mr. Harris said he would be in favor of the society recom- 

 mending Prof. Winchell for that position and moved as the sense 

 of the society that Prof. Winchell be authorized to emj^loy an 

 assistant and that he be instructed to prepare a report for our 

 published proceedings. We would give him all the glory he was 

 capable of earning. 



Mr. Grimes said he thought the move on the part of Mr. Har- 

 ris a good one, towards the appointment or election of Prof. 

 Winchell as State entomologist, and thought it would be well as 

 a society to elect him to that position. 



Prof. Winchell being present said : Mr. Chairman, if you will 

 permit I will oifer a suggestion. I appreciate the courtesy and 

 the honor which has been shown me, but I want to say that while 

 I am acting as the State geologist I do not claim to be an ento- 

 mologist, and I should, of course, have to decline from assuming 

 to discharge the active duties required of an entomologist ; but 

 yet, if in any way the work with which I am connected and the 

 law under which I am working, will allow of it, any assistance 

 that I can render to this society and thus promote the industry 

 of fruit raising in the State, by acting as State entomologist, or 

 in any way, in seeing to the publication of the results which may 

 be secured, I shall be glad to do. But I think that as the reso- 

 lution now stands before the society it is perhaps a little uncalled 

 for and a little unnecessary, and that perhaps it would be better 

 simply to recommend the appointment of a State entomologist 

 and let it take such course before the Legislature as they may see 

 fit. Let them appoint some other person, or refer them to the 

 Board of Regents to elect a State entomologist; but as such 

 officer I should feel incompetent to serve. 



The resolution was adopted. 



Prof. Porter. The wordiil^- of that resolution will perhaps 

 meet all the wants of the society, at the same time it meets the 

 objections of Prof. Winchell to his personal acceptance. As I 

 understand the wording it does not require Prof. Winchell to 

 perform the work himself, but that he will supervise and it is 

 optional with him to appoint the man that would look after that 

 matter. 



Mr. Grimes. We give Prof. Winchell the honor; if he is not 

 capable of carrying the mantle he can drop it onto the shoulders 

 of Prof. Porter. 



